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6,000 visa violators held in Jan
Khaleej Times
|February 04, 2025
More than 6,000 visa violators were arrested in inspection campaigns carried out last month after the amnesty scheme ended on December 31.
Authorities in the UAE carried out over 270 inspection campaigns, a top official said on Monday.
Deportation is under process for 93 per cent of the violators caught during the inspection campaigns titled 'Towards a safer society' that took place throughout January.
"Inspection campaigns will continue, so we advise the public not to take such violations or violators lightly," said Major-General Suhail Saeed Al Khaili, Director-General of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP).
This story is from the February 04, 2025 edition of Khaleej Times.
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